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Texas Court of Appeals Finds Arbitration Waiver and Refuses to Compel Arbitration
By Victoria VanBuren - July 25, 2011
By Brett Goodman The Court of Appeals of Texas in Dallas has denied an appeal seeking to overturn a trial court’s decision not to compel arbitration. In Adams v. StaxxRing, Inc., No. 05-10-01142 (Tex. App.–Dallas July 7, 2011, no. pet. ) William B. Adams was appealing the decision in favor of Molly Langford and StaxxRing, Inc., a jewelry business equally owned by Adams and Langford. The first strike in any sort of litigation came when Langf
Texas Supreme Court Amends Its Ethical Guidelines for Mediators
By Victoria VanBuren - July 22, 2011
The Texas Supreme Court issued recently some amendments to its Ethical Guidelines for Mediators. These amendments were adopted in response to recommendations from the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Texas and went into effect on June 1, 2011. Find a copy of the amendments here.
IBA Annual Conference | Oct 30, 2011, Dubai
By Victoria VanBuren - July 21, 2011
The International Bar Association (IBA) will host its Annual Conference in Dubai on October 30-November 4, 2011. The event promises to bring together more than 4,000 lawyers and legal professionals from around the world. More than 180 working sessions cover all areas of practice, offering up to 25 hours of CLE. The preliminary program may be downloaded here. For more details click here. Technorati Tags: law, ADR, arbitration
Disputing Welcomes the ‘Caucus On Mediation’ Blog
By Victoria VanBuren - July 20, 2011
We would like to welcome the Caucus On Mediation Blog to the ADR blogosphere. The blog is hosted by Corrado Mora, an attorney and mediator from Verona, Italy. Caucus On Mediation is a collection of “private sessions” with well known professionals from the negotiation and mediation world. Check out their July 14th post here. We look forward to reading more of your posts, Corrado. The Disputing Team
Recent Developments in International Arbitration | July 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - July 19, 2011
We thought that you might find interesting the following recent developments in international arbitration published by the International Law Office service: Brazil: Let’s continue to talk about arbitration! Canada: Validity of arbitration agreement is issue for arbitral tribunal, not court Denmark: New rules make arbitration faster and better Germany: Supreme Court changes jurisdiction on preclusion in enforcement proceedings France: Dallah
Texas Court of Appeals Denies Vacatur and Confirms Arbitration Award
By Victoria VanBuren - July 18, 2011
By Brett Goodman The Court of Appeals of Texas in Amarillo has affirmed a lower court’s decision to deny a motion to vacate an arbitration award. In Denver City Energy Associates, L.P. v. Golden Spread Elec. Co-op., Inc. 340 S.W.3d 538 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 2011, no pet.) Denver City Energy Associates (Denver City) appealed the decision to confirm an arbitrator’s award in favor of Golden Spread Electric Generating Cooperative, Inc. (GS Genera
International Arbitration | ALM’s 2011 Arbitration Scorecard
By Victoria VanBuren - July 15, 2011
The American Lawyer has just released its 2011 Arbitration Scorecard survey. The full survey contains details of 261 international arbitration disputes during 2009-2010 including 65 contract and 48 investment arbitrations in which at least $1 billion was at stake. The full survey is available here. Technorati Tags: law, ADR, arbitration
International Arbitration and Cycling | The Straight Dope
By Victoria VanBuren - July 13, 2011
The historic Tour de France began on Saturday with perhaps the most attention on doping in the event’s history. Currently, three-time champion Alberto Contador still awaits judgment from the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on an appeal from a failed drug test last year. It is expected, then, that the race will start without a judgment yet to be had, thereby shrouding the whole race in a mess of doping controversy and international arbitrati
U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update | July 2011
By Victoria VanBuren - July 12, 2011
The following bills relating to alternative dispute resolution were introduced by the 112nd U.S. Congress. The session convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and will end on January 3, 2013. Click on the bill number to read its text and on the status link to find the bill’s most recent legislative action. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbit
Jury Reaches Verdict in Jamie Leigh Jones v Halliburton/KBR
By Victoria VanBuren - July 9, 2011
On July 8, 2011, the jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas reached its verdict in the case of Jamie Leigh Jones v Halliburton Co. Charles Botz did not rape Jamie Leigh Jones on or around July 27, 2005; KBR did not commit fraud against Jamie Leigh Jones by inducing her to enter into the employment contract.
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